Re^3: Find file that contains "....." (command in Unix)

[Aristotle]

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Except that you run into trouble if you have to pass more files than will fit on a command line in your system.

Makeshifts last the longest.

[Fletch]

No trouble at all, just a slightly different incantation.

print -l ./**/*.txt | xargs grep '\.\.\.\.'

(well, no trouble except that if your filenames may have spaces in them you'll need to use `-N' rather than `-l' and a GNUish xargs --null, but I digress . . .).

[Aristotle]

And then we're back full circle.

find . -name '*.txt' | xargs grep '\.\.\.\.'

And if you have a GNUish xargs, chances are you have a GNUish grep that understands -r..

Makeshifts last the longest.